THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 2008

BOOM! STUDIOS FOR NOVEMBER

Television's science fiction masterpiece Farscape returns! Farscape creator Rockne O'Bannon teams up with Farscape novelist Keith R.A. DeCandido to continue his creation in comic book form right where the Peacekeeper Wars left off! Find out what's in store for John Crichton, Aeryn Sun, Rygel, Chiana, and the rest of the Moya crew! Do the comics tie into Sci-Fi Channel's upcoming webisodes? You know it, 'Scapers!

24 pages, $3.99.

LAST REIGN: KINGS OF WAR #2

By Walt Becker, Michael Alan Nelson and Ed Estevez, covers by Karl Richardson and John Nofsinger.

Director Walt Becker (Van Wilder, Wild Hogs) comes to BOOM! in a big way with his sci-fi/fantasty tale of knights in a post-apocalyptic future! Darius embarks on a dangerous journey to the City of Kings. Only cold steel will save him from the unhuman beasts that stand in his way!

24 pages, $3.99.

NECRONOMICON #4

By William Messner-Loebs and Andrew Ritchie.

The fate of the world hangs in the balance as a lowly college student must fight to keep the Necronomicon's magic from unleashing the vengeance of the Old Ones -- and turning the entire Middle East into a raging cauldron of mystical power that will rule the Earth!

A twisted tale of a boy and his dog just trying to stay alive while wending their way through a land of zombies! Plus, John Schnepp provides "Nails," a story of zombie causality that will get us a bunch of angry letters from the American Tobacco Company. Features covers by Shane Oakley and Lee Moder.

Glen Cadigan presents a haunting story of parental love gone very, very wrong in the present, while Brian Augustyn tells a tale of years gone by -- and the British Empire's first contact with Cthulhu's agents of horror in the stunning "Empire of Ants."

24 pages, $3.99.

FALL OF CTHULHU: APOCALYPSE #1

By Michael Alan Nelson and Mark Dos Santos.

The Apocalypse is upon us! Since the beginning of the Fall of Cthulhu storyline, readers have been anxiously awaiting the moment when all the tale's threads begin to tie together into the ultimate war between gods and men. As of now, they wait no longer! Let the Apocalypse begin! Features two alternate covers.

24 pages, $3.99.

FALL OF CTHULHU VOLUME 3: THE GRAY MAN TP

By Michael Alan Nelson and Mateus Santalouco.

Collecting Fall of Cthulhu #11-14, The Gray Man sets the stage for this month's Fall of Cthulhu: Apocalypse and introduces readers to a very special young woman whose new BOOM! series debuts next month!

128 pages, $15.99.

H.P. LOVECRAFT'S NYARLATHOTEP HC

By H.P. Lovecraft and Chuck BB.

BOOM! gives horror legend H.P. Lovecraft's Nyarlathotep new life in this handsome hardcover, featuring illustrations by Chuck BB (Black Metal)! This is a must-have for Lovecraft fans. Lovecraft's original prose poem is reprinted in its entirety and visually interpreted by one of comics' most exciting new talents.

32 pages, $14.99.

NUCLEAR BALLERINA POSTER

By Patrick McEvoy.

Here's your chance to own this standout cover from the Fall of Cthulhu series, drawn by Patrick McEvoy! You know you want Nuclear Ballerina as your new roommate. Limited to 1,000 copies, Nuclear Ballerina is perfect for framing.

24 inches by 36 inches, $14.99.

SALEM VOLUME 1 TP

By Chris Morgan, Kevin Walsh and Wilfredo Torres.

Collecting the five issues of BOOM!'s Salem mini-series co-written by Chris Morgan, screenwriter of the smash-hit movie Wanted! Elias Hooke is a witchhunter in 17th century New England ó and he finds the true forces of the supernatural not in the poor young girls of Salem, but in the hideous might of the misshapen Queen of Thorns, whose plans for the human race will subjugate the world!

128 pages, $15.99.

SCREAM QUEEN TP

By Brendan Hay and Nate Watson.

Collecting the five issues of BOOM!'s hilarious horror miniseries Scream Queen! Everyone wants to be loved. Even the shambling, macabre mockery of a man who brings terror to the town of Rumson and leaves blood in his wake. But when he sets his sights on Molly, beauty queen of Rumson High, she's going to be more than he can handle! The Daily Show and Frank TV's Brendan Hay brings an American Pie-meets-Friday The 13th sensibility to his horror series debut!

128 pages, $15.99.

WARHAMMER 40,000: EXTERMINATUS LIMITED EDITION HC

By Dan Abnett, Ian Edginton and Daniel Lapham.

Uhe Inquisitors of Warhammer 40,000 scour the Imperium searching for threats without, and within. Inquisitor Delius Alastor is dispatched to investigate why a pair of dormant Titans has gone undetected beneath the city of Carrion Gulf? Dan Abnett (Nova), Ian Edginton (Stormwatch: Post-Human Division), and Daniel Lapham bring you another tale of savage Warhammer 40,000 action. Available in softcover and limited hardcover editions.

128 pages, $49.99 (Softcover, $16.99).

WARHAMMER 40,000: FIRE & HONOR #4

By Graham McNeill and Tony Parker.

The all-out climactic battle between Blazer Company's Hellhounds and the Tau's diabolical xenos machinery -- with flames and mayhem ruling the day! In the middle of all this action the turncoat behind the Blazer Company's suffering is revealed. And he has no idea what he just stepped into! Features two alternate covers, both by Caleb Cleveland.

24 pages, $3.99.

WARHAMMER: CROWN OF DESTRUCTION #3

By Kieron Gillen and Dwayne Harris, covers by Kevin Hopgood and Ryan Stegman.
As the Skaven chitter ominously around the tattered Empire army, Greatsword Frohlich finally wrestles answers from the Necromancer Brecht. The reason behind the Clan Skyre scurrying forth with their foul warpstone engines is revealed! There are worse things than Skaven abroad in the Empire! Features two alternate covers, one by Kevin Hopgood, the other by Ryan Stegman.

24 pages, $3.99.

WARHAMMER 40,000: DEFENDERS OF ULTRAMAR #1

By Graham McNeill and Kevin Hopgood.

Discover one of the fiercest fighting Chapters in the Universe -- the Ultramarines 4th Company! Sergeant Learchus must take twenty-five newly recruited Battle Brothers on their first engagement, as they embark on an investigation of the lost patrol ship, Guilliman's Honour. What was a routine mission becomes much more when 4th Company encounters one of the Imperium's deadliest enemies!